Writing is a journey. And as each journey must begin with a single step, so must one book start with a single word.
About my writing
Writing has always been a huge part of my life. My mother has told me, for as long as I can remember, that I always had a pen in hand, scribbling away on a sheet of paper. Or I would prattle on and on about all these worlds I was creating in my head. Writing has been an escape that I have utilized for all of my life, and I doubt that will change.
Influences
Authors who have influenced my writing and author-career: T.J. Klapprodt Reno Phoenix Danielle Steele Rick Riordan Edgar Allan Poe HP Lovecraft Xiran Jay Zhao
Must Haves
Music
Can’t have writing without the good tunes
Flexibility
Literally none of my writing gets done on a schedule!
All the Distractions
Three kids, two cats, and a husband. Need I say more?
My Tools
Laptop
for literally everything What is writing without a handy-dandy laptop? Painful. It’s painful. For me, anyway. Writing by hand is usually a no-go
Scrivener
for writing and editing I started using Scrivener a few years ago, and I’ve never looked back. It’s such a helpful program designed to organize thoughts into a usable manuscript.
Plottr
Gotta plot somehow I stumbled uponPlottrabout a year ago but never invested in it—until now. It is, by far, one of the easiest-to-use plotting programs I’ve ever used. It keeps track of plot, characters, places, and even tags!
Atticus
For designing beautiful book interiors with a cute doggy companion Atticusis a wonderful, user-friendly program used for formatting books. I’ve used it to format my—and an author friend’s—books, 8 in total. It’s a one-time purchase that has come in handy many, many times.
Notion
For note-taking THIS! This is one of my favorite programs ever. I used to use Evernote to organize thoughts and write snippets on-the-go, butNotionblows Evernote out of the water. It even allows me to make wikis for my characters and worlds!
Aeon Timeline 3
Let’s get timelinin’ Aeon Timeline 3is a timeline-making program that is worth the money. It keeps track of, well, timelines along with characters and relationships between characters and places. It even organizes by story arc!